If there’s one story dominating the makeup and hairstyling category this awards season, it’s the instance where makeup wasn’t actually used.
Oh, there’s plenty of makeup in “The Irishman,” as department head Nicki Ledermann can attest — she had to craft looks that spanned multiple decades and a physical cast of more than 200 actors — but it’s the de-aging visual effects on Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino that’s stealing a lot of the thunder.
Still, Ledermann says she’s not worried for her profession’s future. “De-aging is a helpful tool, but it’s hard to achieve with makeup,” she says. “It’s probably cheaper to age people with makeup than do it digitally. Besides, you want a makeup person present when the de-aging process happens on a computer, to make sure the anatomy is correct. It’s not just going in and erasing wrinkles.
Oh, there’s plenty of makeup in “The Irishman,” as department head Nicki Ledermann can attest — she had to craft looks that spanned multiple decades and a physical cast of more than 200 actors — but it’s the de-aging visual effects on Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino that’s stealing a lot of the thunder.
Still, Ledermann says she’s not worried for her profession’s future. “De-aging is a helpful tool, but it’s hard to achieve with makeup,” she says. “It’s probably cheaper to age people with makeup than do it digitally. Besides, you want a makeup person present when the de-aging process happens on a computer, to make sure the anatomy is correct. It’s not just going in and erasing wrinkles.
- 11/27/2019
- by Randee Dawn
- Variety Film + TV
In composing the score for “Good Omens,” David Arnold asked himself, “What would happen if Walt Disney was possessed by Satan?” That seemed appropriate for this long-awaited TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett‘s fantasy novel about an angel (Michael Sheen) and a demon (David Tennant) teaming up to prevent Armageddon. Watch our exclusive video interview with Arnold above.
See Anne Oldham interview: ‘Good Omens’ hair and makeup
That initial concept came from a scene where Tennant tries to get the young Antichrist to fall asleep. “He does it by singing him very sweetly a song about [how] when the world is destroyed, he’ll be in charge of it and humanity will be wrought of blood and guts,” Arnold explains. It was “the opposite of what you would sing to a child in that situation,” but he wrote it as if it were “the sort of thing that...
See Anne Oldham interview: ‘Good Omens’ hair and makeup
That initial concept came from a scene where Tennant tries to get the young Antichrist to fall asleep. “He does it by singing him very sweetly a song about [how] when the world is destroyed, he’ll be in charge of it and humanity will be wrought of blood and guts,” Arnold explains. It was “the opposite of what you would sing to a child in that situation,” but he wrote it as if it were “the sort of thing that...
- 5/23/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Anne Oldham admits she wasn’t “aware” of Neil Gamon and Terry Pratchett‘s best-selling fantasy novel “Good Omens” before signing on to design the makeup and hairstyles for the TV adaptation. In fact, this limited series about an angel (Michael Sheen) and a demon (David Tennant) trying to prevent Armageddon was “very different from anything I’d done before, so I was really flattered that they’d offered it to me.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Oldham above.
See ‘Good Omens’ trailer finds Michael Sheen and David Tennant ‘Under Pressure’ to stop end times [Watch]
Oldham is best known for her work on period programs such as “Downton Abbey” and adaptations of “Emma” (2006) and “Jane Eyre” (2009), all three of which brought her Emmy wins. For this project, “I wanted to look at slightly odd and out-of-the box designs,” she says. “I just wanted it to be quirky and slightly unusual.
See ‘Good Omens’ trailer finds Michael Sheen and David Tennant ‘Under Pressure’ to stop end times [Watch]
Oldham is best known for her work on period programs such as “Downton Abbey” and adaptations of “Emma” (2006) and “Jane Eyre” (2009), all three of which brought her Emmy wins. For this project, “I wanted to look at slightly odd and out-of-the box designs,” she says. “I just wanted it to be quirky and slightly unusual.
- 5/14/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Showtime series Homeland swept the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards netting popular awards for Damien Lewis (Best Actor), Claire Danes (Best Actress), and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Best Drama Series.
The Primetime wins helped Homeland secure its place as the Emmy's surprise hit of 2012. Lewis beat out Emmy favourites Jon Hamm and Bryan Cranston, who himself won the award twice for his role as Walter White in AMC.s Breaking Bad.
HBO.s Game Change tied with Homeland with four awards won, including Jay Roach.s Best Director for a Miniseries and Outstanding Miniseries. Combined with the Creative Arts Emmy wins, Homeland won a collective six awards this Emmy season.
Despite Showtime.s popular wins, HBO came out on top earning six awards in total for their programs nominated. ABC came soon after with five awards with its flagship show Modern Family earning an Outstanding Directing for a...
The Primetime wins helped Homeland secure its place as the Emmy's surprise hit of 2012. Lewis beat out Emmy favourites Jon Hamm and Bryan Cranston, who himself won the award twice for his role as Walter White in AMC.s Breaking Bad.
HBO.s Game Change tied with Homeland with four awards won, including Jay Roach.s Best Director for a Miniseries and Outstanding Miniseries. Combined with the Creative Arts Emmy wins, Homeland won a collective six awards this Emmy season.
Despite Showtime.s popular wins, HBO came out on top earning six awards in total for their programs nominated. ABC came soon after with five awards with its flagship show Modern Family earning an Outstanding Directing for a...
- 9/24/2012
- by Anthony Soegito
- IF.com.au
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